Chapter 15 of Torchy, Private Sec. is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Torchy, Private Sec. is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'. Get that, do you? _We_, you know! For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
Chapter 15 of Torchy, Private Sec. is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
plural of “crash” — a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.”
financial resources provided to make some project possible
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
plural of “crash” — a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Get that, do you?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
financial resources provided to make some project possible
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get that, do you?
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _We_, you know!
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Get that, do you?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get that, do you?
Chapter 15 of Torchy, Private Sec. by Sewell Ford holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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